President & CEO
John Kadowaki
18 Years Experience in the automotive industry, ASE Master Certified Technician, ASE Advanced Level Technician, Honda Factory Trained Technician, Hybrid Certified, Arizona Automotive Institute Graduate.
Personal Car: 2020 Lexus NX300
Director of Operations
Christopher Lester
7 years of professional motorsports industry experience, including 2 years of historic restoration PM & 1.5 years of racecar design, building & race prep. Worked in Business & Marketing, Finance, IT, Customer Service, QC & Testing PM, and Part Sales & Logistics, for an OEM.
Personal Car: 2019 Mazda 3 Hatchback
Shop Foreman
Rigoberto Lucatero
16 Years Experience in the automotive industry, Shige's Certifed Class 1 Certified Technician, ASE Certified Technician, Factory Certified in Lexus, Acura, Infiniti, Honda, Hunter Alignment Certified
Personal Car: 2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty
Service Advisor
Kyle Muragishi
2 Years Experience in the automotive industry, Shige's Certified Service Advisor
Personal Car: 2020 Lexus IS300
Technician Level 3
Alberto Avalos
Graduated at the top of his class at Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Hard Worker, Team Player, Motivated. Shige's Class 3 Certified Technician
Personal Car: 1999 Toyota 4Runner
Parts & Shop Support Specialist
Randy Schoonover
Over 25 years of automotive industry experience, including 10+ years of parts, and service advisor experience. Shige's head of team Morale and everyone's go-to guy.
Personal Car: 2003 Toyota 4Runner Limited
Technician
Luis Pedroza Chavez
Over 7 years of automotive technician & customer service experience. Knowledge and experience in European and Japanese cars. New to Shige's but already a team player and hard worker.
Personal Car: 2015 Honda Civic SI
Operations Support Coordinator
Jacob Reinl
Army Veteran with experience in the customer service and aerospace industry. Shige's resident problem solver, porter, and jack of all trades.
Personal Car: 2017 VW Golf GTI
SHIGE'S MASCOT
Natto
Natto has been the mascot of Shige's Premier Auto Service since 2016. He is a proud member of the crew and enjoys being with everyone during the day.
Likes: Playing fetch, going on walks, and practicing his "tricks" to get treats.
Dislikes: Siracha and having to go outside when it rains.
Technician
This Could Be You!
At Shige's we are always looking at how we can improve, and adding team members to our staff is no exception. We're currently looking for an experienced automotive technician. Check out the Careers Page to learn more about the role, and even apply!